Comments on: Moby-Dick Big Read, Day 19 http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/2012/10/moby-dick-big-read-day-19/ Being a ... course, companion, blog, and book. Sun, 13 Jan 2013 19:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Hayes http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/2012/10/moby-dick-big-read-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-7498 Hayes Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:09:09 +0000 http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/?p=4182#comment-7498 Oh dear… I have just now seen your answer and the post (swamped and travelling for work) … Thank you!

]]> By: Cyrus http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/2012/10/moby-dick-big-read-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-6605 Cyrus Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:59:06 +0000 http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/?p=4182#comment-6605 I’ll be commenting on why Ishmael decides that whales are “fish” when we get to “Cetology” in a few days.

]]> By: Hayes http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/2012/10/moby-dick-big-read-day-19/comment-page-1/#comment-6478 Hayes Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:32:07 +0000 http://ahistoryofnewyork.com/?p=4182#comment-6478 The illustration is Hercules Missile …. I’m not sure I understand the connection, but it’s a cool image nonetheless.

There seems to be a recurrence of the theme of breasts and nipples (artwork in Chapters 5, 15, 19), reminding us that whales are indeed mammals and not fish, as they are so often called in Moby-Dick.

Queries: When were whales first classified as mammals? Did Melville know that they were mammals?

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